How many Toyota Tercels are left in New Zealand?
Scarce 1 in 19,560 on the road Built 1983-1999 Japanese import
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Toyota's first front-wheel-drive car, launched in 1978. Unusually, the early ones had the engine mounted lengthways. It sat below the Corolla as the company's cheapest small car through five generations until 1999, and a tall four-wheel-drive wagon version of the 1980s is the one people tend to remember.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1996: 56 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1983 | 1 |
| 1985 | 3 |
| 1986 | 3 |
| 1987 | 2 |
| 1989 | 1 |
| 1991 | 4 |
| 1992 | 6 |
| 1993 | 7 |
| 1994 | 6 |
| 1995 | 55 |
| 1996 | 56 |
| 1997 | 47 |
| 1998 | 37 |
| 1999 | 11 |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joinus | 52 | Rare |
What Scarce means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 239 still registered, the Toyota Tercel is Scarce: the grade for cars with 175 to 1,199 left.
By how many are left it ranks 94th of the 150 Toyota models and equal 782nd of all 2,903 cars in Spotto's catalogue.
The six grades: Common, 8,000 or more · Uncommon, 1,200 to 7,999 · Scarce, 175 to 1,199 · Rare, 25 to 174 · Super rare, 5 to 24 · Unicorn, fewer than 5.
Seen one?
Spotto grades every car on New Zealand roads by how many are still registered, down to the generation and the badge. Log the ones you spot, build a collection, and see who else has found one.